`Iknownothingaboutyou——IspeakofthoseIdoknow——andwhenIseethewholeraceofmankindwithafewrareexceptionsstumblingandblunderingalongthepathoflife，sinkingintoeverypitfall，andbreakingtheirshinsovereveryimpedimentthatliesintheirway，shallInotuseallthemeansinmypowertoensureforhim，asmootherandasaferpassage？’
`Yes，butthesurestmeanswillbetoendeavourtofortifyhimagainsttemptation，nottoremoveitoutofhisway。
`Iwilldoboth，MrMarkham。Godknowshewillhavetemptationsenoughtoassailhim，bothfromwithinandwithout，whenIhavedoneallIcantorenderviceasuninvitingtohim，asitisabominableinitsownnature——Imyselfhavehad，indeed，butfewincentivestowhattheworldcallsvice，butyet，Ihaveexperiencedtemptationsandtrialsofanotherkind，thathaverequired，onmanyoccasions，morewatchfulnessandfirmnesstoresist，thanIhavehithertobeenabletomusteragainstthem。Andthis，Ibelieve，iswhatmostotherswouldacknowledge，whoareaccustomedtoreflection，andwishfultostriveagainsttheirnaturalcorruptions。’
`Yes，’saidmymother，buthalfapprehendingherdrift；`butyouwouldnotjudgeofaboybyyourself——andmydearMrsGraham，letmewarnyouingoodtimeagainsttheerror——thefatalerror，Imaycallit——oftakingthatboy’seducationuponyourself——Becauseyouareclever，insomethings，andwellinformed，youmayfancyyourselfequaltothetask；
butindeedyouarenot；and，ifyoupersistintheattempt，believeme，youwillbitterlyrepentitwhenthemischiefisdone。’